@needhamscott: "Anyone know of a reference? it does go beyond A = 2, K = 1 doesn't it?
Regards and Happy Trails,
Scott Needham
Boulder, Colorado, USA"
    @douglasnewlands: "<quote>
Moscito use either A-K points or A-K-Q points and, usually, after
shape has been resolved you can decide which to ask for.
A-K points are neapolitan controls and A-K-Q points are 3-2-1 points.
doug"
    @needhamscott: ""A 15 point hand would average 4.5 controls; AQxx KQx QJxx Qx would be 
distinctly below average while AQxx Axx Kxxx Kx would be above; the former 
should cautious about accepting a game or slam invitation in, say, spades, 
while the latter would be eager."
Sounds as if you may have authority, or at least a reference, for average 
expectation the number of control points? a table? someone's writings?"
    @needhamscott: "Average expectations are 3 controls or 9 CP for a 11-14 opening.
My authority is having played a relay structure for many years.
Jogs, what on earth do distributional points have to do with the question?
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3 controls = 9 control points how?
unrelated question: how many control points is KQJx? "
    @swillner: "<quote>
"2-1 points"  ace = 2, king = 1  are often called "controls," but 
the term "controls" is ambiguous because it can mean so many other 
things.  When explaining at the table, always define your terms if 
opponents might find them unfamiliar.  For writing, I like "2-1 points," 
but not everyone will understand that.
Someone here  maybe Mark Brader?  showed that a great approximation 
is (expected 2-1 points) = 0.4*HCP - 1.  (I hope I remember that right.)
As others have mentioned, many systems show 2-1 points after a strong 
opening bid.  I actually recommend doing so if you play a strong 2C 
because opener will usually know immediately whether it's a game or slam 
hand.  (Over strong 1C, it's probably more important to start showing 
suit lengths.)  2-1 points are also part of "CONFI" (from George 
Rosenkranz).  The idea is that if you don't have at least 10 of the 12 
2-1 points in the deck, slam is remote unless you have lots of shape to 
compensate.
3-2-1 points are sometimes called "slam points."  As Doug mentioned, 
many relay systems have a way to ask for 2-1 points or 3-2-1 points or 
both.  A wrinkle is that some players will count singleton king as 1 
point rather than 2."
    @msb: "Steve Willner:
<quote>
Well, not the Mark Brader part; and I dunno about the rest.
Mark Brader, Toronto            "1. Buy 64 more buses."
<email_address>                                        Michael Wares"
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